Battersby Junction, 1907 Water Column

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In the days of steam trains, water columns would have been a familiar sight at many stations. The arm would swing out and allow the water in the tender to be topped up.
Battersby Junction, 1907 Water Column

This one dates from 1907 when the line was part of the North Eastern Railway (NER)
Battersby Junction, 1907 Water Column
Its no longer operational and the tank is now full of mud.
Battersby Junction, 1907 Water Column

New Marske Stench Pipe

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Its always good to come back to an old favourite subject, I must have driven past this one hundreds of times without ever noticing. So thanks to John Rymer for pointing it out.
Stench Pipe, New Marske
This relic of an earlier drainage system in New Marske is now being re-used as a planter for flowers.

Thomas Harwoods Gatepost

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The inscription here is said to read “Francis Hartus to Repare this Yat and this Yattstead T.H. 1737” although the latter parts are difficult to make out today.

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T.H. is Thomas Harwood a local road surveyor.


The “Yat” is the gate and the “Yatstead” the space covered by the swing of an opening “Yat”

St. Thomas’ Church Well, Glaisdale

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This well stands immediately outside St. Thomas’ Church Glaisdale.

Glaisdale Well

It is marked with a ‘W’ on old ordnance survey maps, but I can find no further information on if it has a name or any other significance.

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A Glaisdale Quern

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This quern used for grinding flour, sits near the entrance to St. Thomas’ Church Glaisdale
Glaisdale Quern
Unfortunately i’ve been unable to find any further information on where it came from or how old it is.